West Hurley, New York
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West Hurley is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Ulster County, New York, USA. The population was 2,105 at the 2000 census.
West Hurley is located in the Town of Hurley and is inside the Catskill State Park. The community is northwest of Kingston, New York on Route 28.
It was one of many villages that were flooded during the making of the Ashokan Reservoir. The village was moved, and currently resides on the western bank of the reservoir.
[edit] Geography
West Hurley is located at (42.004442, -74.109312)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.8 km² (3.8 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,105 people, 866 households, and 600 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 215.0/km² (557.2/mi²). There were 954 housing units at an average density of 97.4/km² (252.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.54% White, 1.47% African American, 1.76% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.76% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.09% of the population.
There were 866 households out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, 34.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $54,615, and the median income for a family was $66,250. Males had a median income of $50,114 versus $30,000 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $27,992. About 4.7% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.
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